A special weather statement is now in place for Metro Vancouver, with a heavy dump of snow in the forecast this weekend.
Environment Canada says this blast of winter could break records and is urging people to stay off the roads if possible.They’ve known a storm was coming for days now and, while the weather has been extremely cold, it’s also been dry for the most part.On Friday morning, it was all hands on deck at the Surrey Works Yard and Operations Centre.The city says it’s well prepared with more than 10,000 tonnes of salt on hand.
“Of course, during an actual event if the traffic's bad, that can really hinder our response time,” said Matt Brown, the City of Surrey’s street manager.Nearly the entire province was under some sort of weather alert Friday, as B.C. was hit with a deep freeze. Environment Canada says light flakes will start to fall in Metro Vancouver on Saturday afternoon, which will intensify to heavy snow by the evening.Total accumulations of 10 to 20 centimetres are possible, while higher elevations may see up to 30.Armel Castellan, an Emergency Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the region is likely to see temperatures rise to sit in the mid single digits—making the conditions perfect for snowman building.
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